The Heroycall Epistles of the Learned Poet Publius Ouidius Naso, In Englishe Verse set out and translated by George Turberuile ... with Aulus Sabinus Aunsweres to certaine of the same |
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The Argument of the ix. Epistle, entituled Deianeira to Hercules.
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 | The Heroycall Epistles of the Learned Poet Publius Ouidius Naso, In Englishe Verse |  |
The Argument of the ix. Epistle, entituled Deianeira to Hercules.
The
heauie stepdame Iuno by hir fraude
And friende Eurystheus, purposde to destroy
Alcydes: for the Prince of Mycene lande
Stirrde him to conquer Monsters. But with laude
And life he scapte away, nor had annoy
By any beast the Champion tooke in hande:
Bulles, Dragons, Dogges, and Semitaures he slewe,
And aye more greene his gotten glorie grewe.
And friende Eurystheus, purposde to destroy
Alcydes: for the Prince of Mycene lande
Stirrde him to conquer Monsters. But with laude
And life he scapte away, nor had annoy
By any beast the Champion tooke in hande:
Bulles, Dragons, Dogges, and Semitaures he slewe,
And aye more greene his gotten glorie grewe.
He conquerd all, till filthie loue at length
Of King Eurytus daughter made him thrall,
Whose Syre and Countrie he had earst atchiude:
Fled was his force, stint was his stately strength,
To spinne and carde he thought no shame at all,
Nor of his Lions spoyle to be depriude:
Which Deianeira hearing by report,
(His louing wife) sent to him in this sort.
Of King Eurytus daughter made him thrall,
Whose Syre and Countrie he had earst atchiude:
Fled was his force, stint was his stately strength,
To spinne and carde he thought no shame at all,
Nor of his Lions spoyle to be depriude:
Which Deianeira hearing by report,
(His louing wife) sent to him in this sort.
Amid whose lynes and letters that she wrought
Came newes (a dolefull thing to written here)
And tidings, that the Shirt the wife had sent
Alcydes bane, and spitefull spoyle had brought,
The louing wife had slaine hir manly Feere,
Which shee poore sielie woman neuer ment.
But to requite hir husbandes death with paine,
At poynt to hang hir selfe thus gan she plaine.
Came newes (a dolefull thing to written here)
And tidings, that the Shirt the wife had sent
Alcydes bane, and spitefull spoyle had brought,
The louing wife had slaine hir manly Feere,
Which shee poore sielie woman neuer ment.
But to requite hir husbandes death with paine,
At poynt to hang hir selfe thus gan she plaine.
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